Improvement in shirt-bosom and wristbands combined



To all whom z't may concern.-

@atcrd @Wina dnrtcd 51am `EIFINGHAlllI H. N.- WARNER, OF "NEW YORK, N.Y.

Leners Patent No. 101,794, ma Apr-i112, 1870.

The Schedule'referred to 1n these Iietters Patent and making part of thesame Be it known that I, EFFINGHAM H. N. WARNER, of the city, county,and State of New York, have invented a. new and useful Improvement inCombined Bosom and Cnis; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which-'Figure 1 represents an under-side view of my improved bosom. I

vFigure2 is a plan view of one of the halves of the bosom.

Figure 3 represents the same arranged as a cuff.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved bosom, whichshall be so constructed thatits detached halves may be used with equalfacility as cuffs, so that it may be used as a bosom or as cuis, asoccasion may require; and

It consists in the bosom made in two parts so formed that they`may beworn as cuffs, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the halves or parts of the bosom, which are made separate, and inabout the form shown in the drawings.

The upper end edges of the parts A are hollowed out or concaved, asshown, to correspond with the form of the neck of the wearer.

In the upper forward corner of each of the halves l A is formed abutton-hole, a?, to button upon the button of the neck-band ofthe shirt.

The lupper edges of the two parts A are slotted, as shown, said slot-s,a, being about the same distance from the button-hole al as thatbutton-hole is distant from the forward edge of said parts.

When wearingr the parts A as a bosom, the forward edges of said partsare overlapped and connected to each other by buttons or studs in thesame manner as the overlapped edges of an ordinary bosom.

The button-holes al are buttoned upon the butto of the neck-band of theshirt, upon which buttonthe ends of the neck-band of the collar B arealso buttoned.

The neck-band of the collar is then passed into the slots a of the partsA, so that the greater part of the upper edgesof the said parts A maybe'upon the outer side of the neck-band ofthe collar B, being kept inplace by the turn-over part of said collar or by the neck-tie.

In the middle part of the upper edge of the'parts i A is formed abutton-hole, a, which, when the parts A are used as cuffs, is buttonedupon the Wristband button of the shirt.

'In the outer lower corner of the parts A is formed a button-hole, a4,and in the outer edge of the upper part of the pieces A is formedanother button-hole, a5. The button-holes a* and a5 are designed toreceive the button or stud by which the parts, when used as cud's, aresecured around the wrists of the wearer, the 4position of thebutton-hole a5 being regulated by the size of the wrist of the wearer.

'ihe parts A maybe made of linen, paper, or other suitable material, andmay be made plain or plaited, as may be desired;

It will beobserved that the parts of the pieces A exposed when worn as abosom are the parts that are concealed or covered by the coat-sleeveswhen worn as cus, so that they may be worn first in the one capacityuntil their exposed parts are soiled, and then may be worn in the othercapacity until the other parts are soiled.

Having thus described luy invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A detachabledivided shirt-bosom, the two parts A of which are provided withbutton-holes a a4 a5, by weich they are attached to the shirt-sleeve toserve as cuffs, as herein set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 22d day ofOctober, 1869.

EFFINGHAM' H. N. WARNER.

Witnesses:

` GEo.`W. Maen,

JAMES T. GRAHAM.

